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Sangha (Group) Shamatha Meditation & 100-Syllable Mantra
March 30 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Shamatha Meditation and 100-Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva Recitation Practice.
Sunday Sangha (Group) Practices occur on the Sundays that Rinpoche is not teaching. We begin at 10:00 AM CST and chant prayers and meditate together. The majority of this session is focused on mind-calming silent meditation (shamatha meditation). This is done online via Zoom.
Online Only via Zoom
Zoom Login credentials are the same for all Triratna Meditation Center (TMC) online meetings:
https://zoom.us/j/4806976867?pwd=VzNKJdVXvjzElFkYbcGmkRFUymqbSV.1
Or: Zoom ID: 480 697 6867, passcode: tmc4u phone dial-in numeric passcode: 251866
“Vajrasattva practice is particularly important, because in the vajrayana, we undertake samayas (commitments) that are not only numerous but very difficult to keep. The practice of Vajrasattva is a very effective way of restoring impaired samaya and reinforcing unimpaired samaya. It is also very important for the purification of wrongdoing in general, but especially violations of vows or commitments, and in particular impairments or violations of vajrayana samaya.”
His Holiness, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, on the occasion of the Vajrasattva Empowerment that He gave at Riverside Church, New York, NY — May 31, 2018 – translator, Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.
https://kagyuoffice.org/purification-and-protection-the-karmapa-bestows-a-vajrasattva-empowerment/
A video of the whole event is available at:
https://www.youtube.com/live/2D-8RQJxPew?si=Be2bUOzfIQXRu91H
(NOTE: the translation of the above passage starts at 54m:33s)